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E20-324 · Question #162

A customer has an application requirement of 3000 IOPS with a 60:40 read/write ratio and 4.85 TB storage capacity. The I/O is small-block random. The customer is concerned about cost. You propose a…

The correct answer is B. RAID 1/0 with 38 drives. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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A customer has an application requirement of 3000 IOPS with a 60:40 read/write ratio and 4.85 TB storage capacity. The I/O is small-block random. The customer is concerned about cost. You propose a VNX with 300 GB 10K SAS drives. If spare drives are not included, which configuration minimizes costs while adhering to EMC best practices?

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  • ARAID 1/0 with 28 drives
  • BRAID 1/0 with 38 drives
  • CRAID 5 (4+1) with 30 drives
  • DRAID 5 (4+1) with 45 drives

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